Just a quick update, I posted my whole story to the story thread, if anyone would like to read it. It's loooong, but I tried to include everything I would have wanted to know.

I returned to work yesterday and feel good. Still sore, still swollen, but so much better. I am eating and drinking like a normal sleever (if such a thing exists! Lol!). Dr. Valasco has continued to cheer for me and keep in touch. I maintain that what the facility lacks, the doctors make up for it in their attention and experience.

One last thing I haven't mentioned before -- I was a bit anemic going into surgery, and the anesthesiologist talked about a blood transfusion. In a country where It isn't safe to drink the Water, the idea of a transfusion was concerning. I was told the blood would come from the American Ref cross, but ready to be wheeled into surgery was no time to start researching if that was true.

Luckily, I didn't need the transfusion.

I think folks planning a trip to Mx should do some homework in this area before going. If anyone has ever had a transfusion, I'll bet folks would like to hear about it.